irregular

1. a. Not regular; not conforming to a law, method, or usage recognized as the general rule; not according to common form; not conformable to nature, to the rules of moral rectitude, or to established principles; not normal; unnatural; immethodical; unsymmetrical; erratic; no straight; not uniform; as, an irregular line; an irregular figure; an irregular verse; an irregular physician; an irregular proceeding; irregular motion; irregular conduct, etc. Cf. Regular. Source: opted

2. n. One who is not regular; especially, a soldier not in regular service. Source: opted

3. adj. contrary to rule or accepted order or general practice Source: wordnet

4. adj. not occurring at a regular rate or fixed intervals Source: wordnet

5. adj. (used of the military) not belonging to or engaged in by regular army forces Source: wordnet

6. adj. (of solids) not having clear dimensions that can be measured; volume must be determined with the principle of liquid displacement Source: wordnet

7. adj. failing to meet a standard of manufacture due to an imperfection Source: wordnet

8. adj. deviating from normal expectations; somewhat odd, strange, or abnormal Source: wordnet

9. adj. lacking continuity or regularity Source: wordnet

10. adj. (of a surface or shape); not level or flat or symmetrical Source: wordnet

11. adj. independent in behavior or thought Source: wordnet

12. n. a member of an irregular armed force that fights a stronger force by sabotage and harassment Source: wordnet

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